Opportunity Description
About The Role
The Purchasing Agent will use discretion and independent judgment to negotiate pricing and rebate agreements with major suppliers and contractors, manage vendor/product improvements and changes, facilitate the set-up of new Company subdivisions, resolve disputes with suppliers and rectify vendor and product issues in the field, and establish pricing and costs for estimating. This position communicates frequently with the Vice President and Senior Vice President of Purchasing, construction personnel and other departments as needed.
What You’ll Do
- Negotiate pricing and rebate agreements with major vendors/contractors; periodically adjust labor rates as necessary.
- Manage special projects including vendor/product improvements and changes.
- Advise construction personnel regarding vendor and product issues and liaise with vendors as needed to resolve disputes; timely rectify issues as warran...